Commission

/kəˈmɪʃən/

Synonyms for "commission" (390 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (78)

Noun(13 words)

committee appoint approve assignment authorization authorize board brokerage brokerages charge commissioning committal committees

accomplishment accredit achievementact foradministration agency allotment allowanceanswer forapply appoint assemblee assembly assign assignation assignmentat homeauthority authorize avails

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back upballbicameral legislaturebidbig endbigger halfbit biteboard of aldermenbox officebrawl brevet budget busyworkcall oncall the signalscall uponcare caucus certifychamber of deputieschare charge charter chore chunkcity boardcity councilcobble colloquium command commissions commit commitment committeecommon councilcompletion conclave concourse condition conduct congregation

Adjective(2 words)

administrative bodybespoke

Verb(1 words)

authorized

Strong matches (117)

congress consign consignment contingent conventicle convention convocation council court credit credits cure cut dance darn date deal declare decree delegate

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delegation deputation depute deputize designatedesignate an agentdestiny detach detail devolute devolvedevolve upondictate diet direct direction discharge dispatchdisposable incomedividend dividendsdo updoctor dole dutyearned incomeearnings effectuation eisteddfod embassy employ empower enable enactment end engagement enjoin entrustequal shareerrand execution exercise fatefederal assemblyfestivity fetefish to fryfixfix upforgathering forum function gains gategate receiptsgatheringgeneral assemblygetget togetherget-togethergive an ordergive in chargegive the wordgrossgross incomegross receiptshalf halver handling helping homeworkhouse of assemblyhousewarming implementation income

Noun(14 words)

delegacy delegation delegations deputation deputations deputes direction engage entrusting farm fcc feefinder's feegovernment agency

Verb(6 words)

deputed deputing deputized employgive the chargegrant authority

Adjective(2 words)

difficult taskempowered

Related words (195)

injunction instruct instruction intake interestissue a commandissue a writjobjob of workjurisdiction kickback labor legationlegislative assemblylegislative bodylegislative chamberlegislature let levee license

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lotlower chamberlower housemake make-work management mandatematters in handmeasure meed meet meeting mend mess mission modicum moiety namenational assemblynetnet incomenet receiptsnominateodd joboffice ordain orderorder aboutoutput overhaul panel parliament part party patchpatch uppercentage performance perpetration piecepiece of workpinch hitplenum portion postpower of attorneyprecept prescript prescription proceeds proclaim produce profits project prom promulgate pronounce proportionprovincial legislatureprovincial parliamentproxy purviewput in commissionput in orderput in repairput in shapequantum quorum quotarake offrake-off rally ratify ration ready rebate recap receipt receipts receivables reception recondition regency rendezvous repair representrepresentative town meetingresponsibility retain retread returns revenue royalties royalty rule sanctionsay the wordseance segment sendsend outservice sessionset to rightssew upshare shindigsit insit-in sitting slicesmall sharesoiree sovietspeak forstakestand in forstate assemblystate legislaturestint stock subcommitteesubstitute forsymposium synod take take-in takings task teachingthings to dotinkertinker uptown meetingtransaction transfer trim trust trusteeship turnout understudyunearned incomeunicameral legislatureupper chamberupper housewarrant work yield

Noun(22 words)

install invest kickback kickbacks lansa legate legates mandatemilitary commissionmission panel percentage perpetrationportuguese agênciapoundage privateer privateers rake remuneration tasking

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tribunals vigorish

Adjective(2 words)

mandated textnational government body

Adverb(1 words)

publicly mandated program

Verb(2 words)

start a projecttasked

Choosing the right synonym

Closest matches in this entry: committee, accomplishment, accredit, achievement, act for.
Sentence evidence is available for commission, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
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When not to replace "commission"

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Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

38 entries

administrative bodyadministrative unitappointment assignment authorisation authorise authorization authorize bid bidding certificate certification clear command creation credential

Showing 16 of 38 words.

More specific

14 entries

appointment boardcivil service appointmentcommitteefinder's feeinquiry panelmilitary appointmentofficer appointmentpanel portraitresearch reportsales commissionsculpture task

Collocations

11 entries

be commissionedcommission a portraitcommission a projectcommission a reportcommission a studycommission panelcommission ratecommission reportofficial commissionroyal commissionsales commission

Inflections

3 entries

commissioned commissioning commissions

Derivations

4 entries

commissionable commissioner commissioning recommission

Translations

64 translations across 50 languages.

Albanian

1 entries

komision noun (body of officials)

Arabic

1 entries

لَجْنَة noun (body of officials)

Armenian

3 entries

կոմիտե noun (body of officials)
հանձնաժողով noun (body of officials)
հանձնախումբ noun (body of officials)

Azerbaijani

1 entries

komissiya noun (body of officials)

Belarusian

1 entries

камі́сія noun (body of officials)

Bengali

1 entries

কমিশন noun (body of officials)

Bulgarian

1 entries

коми́сия noun (body of officials)

Catalan

1 entries

comissió noun (body of officials)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

委員會 /委员会 noun (body of officials)

Czech

1 entries

komise noun (body of officials)

Danish

2 entries

kommission noun (body of officials)
undersøgelseskommission noun (body of officials)

Dutch

1 entries

commissie noun (body of officials)

Esperanto

1 entries

komisiono noun (body of officials)

Finnish

4 entries

komissio noun (body of officials)
komitea noun (body of officials)
toimikunta noun (body of officials)
valtuuskunta noun (body of officials)

French

1 entries

commission noun (body of officials)

Georgian

1 entries

კომისია noun (body of officials)

German

2 entries

Ausschuss noun (body of officials)
Kommission noun (body of officials)

Greek

1 entries

επιτροπή noun (body of officials)

Hindi

2 entries

आयोग noun (body of officials)
कमीशन noun (body of officials)

Hungarian

1 entries

bizottság noun (body of officials)

Indonesian

1 entries

komisi noun (body of officials)

Irish

1 entries

coimisiún noun (body of officials)

Italian

1 entries

commissione noun (body of officials)

Japanese

1 entries

委員会 noun (body of officials)

Kazakh

1 entries

комиссия noun (body of officials)

Khmer

1 entries

គណៈកម្មការ noun (body of officials)

Korean

1 entries

위원회 noun (body of officials)

Macedonian

1 entries

комисија noun (body of officials)

Malay

2 entries

komisi noun (body of officials)
suruhanjaya noun (body of officials)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

kommisjon noun (body of officials)

Occitan

1 entries

comission noun (body of officials)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries

انجمن noun (body of officials)

Persian

1 entries

کمیسیون noun (body of officials)

Polish

1 entries

komisja noun (body of officials)

Portuguese

1 entries

comissão noun (body of officials)

Romanian

1 entries

comisie noun (body of officials)

Russian

1 entries

коми́ссия noun (body of officials)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

komìsija noun (body of officials)
poverènstvo noun (body of officials)
povjerènstvo noun (body of officials)
комѝсија noun (body of officials)

Slovak

1 entries

komisia noun (body of officials)

Slovene

1 entries

komisija noun (body of officials)

Southern Altai

1 entries

кӱрее noun (body of officials)

Spanish

1 entries

comisión noun (body of officials)

Swahili

1 entries

kamisheni noun (body of officials)

Swedish

1 entries

kommission noun (body of officials)

Tagalog

1 entries

komisyon noun (body of officials)

Thai

1 entries

คณะกรรมการ noun (body of officials)

Turkish

1 entries

komisyon noun (body of officials)

Ukrainian

1 entries

комі́сія noun (body of officials)

Uzbek

1 entries

komissiya noun (body of officials)

Vietnamese

1 entries

uỷ ban noun (body of officials)

Sample sentences

31 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The commission concluded that the answer was no.

Source: tatoeba (28244)

This register is out of commission.

Source: tatoeba (61507)

We are in commission concerning the protection of children's rights.

Source: tatoeba (245869)

My bicycle has gone out of commission.

Source: tatoeba (251047)

Showing 4 of 31 available sentences.

Common questions

What are the closest synonyms for "commission"?

Closest matches include committee, accomplishment, accredit, achievement, act for.

How should I check whether a synonym fits "commission"?

Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.

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